Subdeacon Joe Posted October 30 Share Posted October 30 From FB Aug. 26,1929- The giant German dirigible Graf Zeppelin landed in Los Angeles at a remote place called Mines Fields, that would one day become Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). The Goodyear Blimp is parked next to it for scale. In ten years the Graf Zeppelin made 590 flights around the world without a single problem. Berlin to Buenos Aires to Karachi. It had a perfect safety record. Back then, lighter than air ships were considered much safer than airplanes. 3 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackwater 53393 Posted October 31 Share Posted October 31 They were faster than ocean liners. One can only imagine what the availability of helium would have meant to their fate!! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abilene Slim SASS 81783 Posted October 31 Share Posted October 31 It was remarkable it didn’t crash in foul weather like the helium-filled USS Akron (1933) and USS Macon (1935). Those two crashes ended the rigid airship era in the US. The Hindenburg ended things forever in 1937. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted October 31 Share Posted October 31 Zeppelin Museum https://www.cnet.com/pictures/when-zeppelins-ruled-the-skies-photos/ 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted October 31 Share Posted October 31 (edited) R101. Airship in UK https://www.airshipsonline.com/airships/r101/Crash/R101_Crash.htm Edited October 31 by Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watab kid Posted October 31 Share Posted October 31 interesting thread , Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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